Sucker-rod hanger



s. E. AREY, J. 1. HERN, AND M. s. McFADDEN.

SUCKER ROD HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1920.

Patented May 2,1922.

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Specification of Letters Patent,

Patented 2,

Application filed August a, 1920. Serial No. 401,755.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SAMUEL E. Annv, JAY J. HERN, and MER E S. MCFADDEN,citizens of the United States, residing, respectively, at Fellows,Fellows, and Taft, in the county of Kern, State of California, haveinvented a new and useful Sucker-Rod Hanger, of which the following is aspecification.

It is the object of this invention to provide a simple but effectivemeans whereby objects, such as sucker rods, may be sus-. pended and heldin position for use.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve. generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the vention, partsappearing in section; Figure 2 is a section taken through the line 2--2of Figure 1; and Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3-'3 of Figure1.

In carrying out the invention there is provided a casing 1 ofrectangular box-like outline, the casing being open at one side, asindicated by the numeral 2 and being open at the back, as denoted by thenumeral 3. The casing 1, has a bottom at having a dependingfirst flange5, the casing including a front 6 having a diagonal slot 7. The casing 1embodies a side wall 8 provided with a downwardly slanting inner surface9 disposed parallel to the slot 7 the wal18 being supplied with anexternal longitudinal rib 10 located in alinement with the front 6. Thecasing 1 has a top 11 prolonged to form a second flange 12 extendedbeyond the side wall 8.

The-casing may be mounted on a support of any desired sort, the support,ordinarily,

being some part of a well drilling rig. In

"a depending flange 15 and a horizontal flange 16. I The casing 1 isdisposed against the depending flange 15 of the support 14;, the flange15 constituting a closure for the back of the casing 1. The flange 5rests against the outer'surface of the part 15 of the support ll, theflange l2 overhanging the part 16 ofthe support. Securing elements 17unite the flange 12 with the part 16 and unite the flange 5 with thelower portion of the element 15, v

A roller 18 is located in the casing 1, be-

tween the front 6 and the flange 15 on the support 14: the rollerprojecting through the open side 2 of the casing 1, as denoted by thenumeral 19 in Figure 1. The periphery ofthe roller 19 moves in contactwith 'the slanting surface9 of the side wall 8. The roller 18 has anaxle 20 mounted to move in the slot' 7 of the casing 1.

ber of casings may be mounted on the sup port 14 in the! mannerhereinbefore de- (released, the roller 18 will move down-- wardly, theroller being moved transversely,

since the roller cooperates with the down-v wardly slanting surface 9.The sucker rod 21 will be bound between the J projecting portion 19 ofthe roller 18 and the side wall 8 of an adjoining casing 1, the rib 10preventing outward movement, and consequent displacement, of the suckerrod 21.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A rod clamcomprising a support; a boxlike rectangu ar casing open at the back andat one side, the support constituting a closure for the open back ofthecasing, the casing including a side wall provided with a downwardlyslanting inner surface, the sidewall having an external longitudinalrib, a top prolonged beyond the side wall. to form a flange overhangingthe support, a bottom having a depending flange resting against thesupport, and a front having a diagonal slot disposed parallel to thedownwardly slanting inner surface of the side wall; securing elementsconnecting the flanges with the support; a roller projecting out of theopen side of the casing and operating to bind a rod In practicaloperation, any desired numg r r r v1,4145

against the side vvall of a like adjoin- V In testimony that we claiinthe foregoing 10 ing casing and behind the longitudinal rib as our own,we have heretoalfixed 0u1' sig- I thereof, the roller traversing theslanting natures in the presenceof two Witnesses. inner surface of theside Wall, one end'of SAMUEL EDWARD AREY,

the roller being provided with a projecting JAY J. HERN,

axle movable in the diagonal slot, the other ME-RLE STANLEY MGFADDEN.end of the roller being plane and being in Witnesses: I engagement withthe support, to hold the P. D. SMITH,

axle in the slot. 3 V t H. E. CLARK.

